Hat-holder



G. W. LINDSEY.

Hat-Holders.

No. 226,087 Patented Mar. 30,1880.

UNITED STATES GEORGE W. LINDSEY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HAT-HQLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 226,087, dated March 3Q, 1880.

Application filed January 21, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W LINDSEY, of Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat- Holders for Opera Seats, 850.; and I hereby declare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactly described as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a partof a row of operaseats having the racks attached. Fig. is a side elevation of the device detached from the seat.

The object of my invention is to furnish a convenient rack or holder for supporting a hat or umbrella, or both, so constructed as to be readily attached to the ordinary seat, and adapted to swing out of the way against the bark of the seat as persons pass between the rows.

in t e accompanying drawings, AA are the seats, 0 the backs of which are secured the racks a, as shown. These consist of Wire bent into the shape shown in Fig. 2-namely, that of the treble clef l, in music. This figure furnishes a loop, 1), upon which the hat is conveniently hung, and loops 0 and g for umbrellas or the opera-glass case.

The part (1 is made straight, and the whole device is secured to the seat by means of a screw eye, c, and staple f, in such manner as to swing freely from side to side and be out of the way as persons pass in or out between the rows of seats. I

The device may be constructed and attached at a trifling cost, is rather ornamental than otherwise, and its'convenience and utility are at once evident.

WVhat I claim is- The rack herein described, consisting of a wire bent into the form shown, whereby loops 1) g c are provided, and having a straight portion, (I, in combination with the screw-eye c and staple f, as set forth.

' GEO. W. LINDSEY. Witnesses:

R. D. WILLIAMs, JOHN G. GITTINGER. 

